Vesuvius (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Excerpt from Vesuvius

My purpose has been first to collect an authentic history of the mountain called Vesuvius, and of its successive eruptions; next, to arrange the main facts and phaenomena which have been observed in and around Vesuvius, in a settled order; and finally, to present such thoughts and interpretations as appear to me justly founded on these observations, and in harmony with the working laws of nature.

Of many sketches rapidly made on the spot by my companion and myself, a few have been translated into engravings and lithographs, but the greater num ber sketched in outline on wood by myself, along with other diagrams which seemed useful for reference. I am indebted to my friend Mr. Lowry, for directing the engraving; Messrs. Newbald and Stead, of York, have executed the colour-printing and lithographs; and Mr. De Wilde has patiently fixed my ideas on wood.

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